Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A new study found skin lightening to be prevalent among people of color in the U.S. (Illustration by Victoria Ellis for Yahoo; ...

Skin bleaching is a method of lightening skin by using products that reduce melanin production, a pigment that makes skin dark. Skin bleaching typically involves using skin-lightening creams to ...

SINGAPORE — Can the prolonged use of skin-lightening products, such as hydroquinone, lead to skin cancer? This question was posed by Ousmane Faye, MD, PhD, director general of Mali's Bamako ...

The skin lightening industry is filled with products containing ingredients that could literally kill you. Mercury, hydroquinone and other toxic chemicals promise brighter skin but deliver cancer, ...

A significant proportion of under 5s in Nigeria may be being exposed to skin lightening products, if the results of a semi-urban community survey are indicative, suggests research published in the ...

Viral discourse around skin bleaching has ensued on TikTok. Consumers have been discussing everything from promoting hydroquinone in facials to bleaching creams turning the skin yellow. Black women ...

The global skin-lightening industry generates billions of dollars annually by exploiting insecurities rooted in centuries of colonial conditioning, creating a toxic legacy of skin bleaching that ...

Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Skin lightening, also called whitening or bleaching, is a multibillion-dollar industry with products that can damage the skin and that, ...

Despite ongoing warnings from health experts about the associated risks of skin-lightening products, their use remains prevalent in South Africa. Dr Meagan Jacobs-Alfred, a recent UCT PhD graduate in ...